THERE are few fallacies which have done more to mislead the unscientific public than the misconception known as the fourth dimension. The use of this term is calculated to convey the false impressions ...

Physicists have spent decades treating mass as something particles simply possess, a built-in feature explained by the Higgs field but not fully illuminated by it. A new wave of research is now ...

THE fourth dimension and non-Euclidean geometry have achieved a prominence quite unprecedented for mathematical topics. In train, bus and tram, over lunch and at the theatre, intelligent man is ...

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